Are you a game developer in New York City or San Francisco? Want to learn how to develop games for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet using the BlackBerry® Native SDK for Tablet OS? Well, then this is the contest for you!

We are offering developers the chance to win a spot (12 spots available at each location – check out the official terms and conditions) at an intense, two day, hands-on training program in San Francisco (March 28/29) or New York City (April 9/10) that covers the fundamentals of the BlackBerry Native SDK for gaming. Each attendee will also receive a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to help them with their game development post-training.

At the end of the course you’ll walk away with these skills to get you jump-started on building your game:

Set up a development environment to create a Native BlackBerry PlayBook tablet game

Interact with different BlackBerry PlayBook tablet components such as accelerometer, keyboard, etc.

Have a solid understanding of the available native networking components

Setup a system for in-game purchases and subscriptions

Use the Scoreloop™ SDK to share gamer scores and achievements

Apply for your chance to win one of these training spots today! The contest closes at 11:59 pm EST on March 20th and all you need to do is tell us why you should be one of the lucky 12 to attend this course!